Dutchie – I totally agree that a lot of Peatarians are dogmatic. It’s so un-Peat! to be like that.
Anyhoo…I’ve been eating high sugar/high saturated fat recently and am losing weight. But, in saying that, when I track my calories (not every day), I am eating less calories than I need each day, thus the weight loss.
I don’t believe starches are inherently fattening but for me they are the things I tend to overeat because they are fucking delicious e.g. bread, pasta, rice etc.
I eat potatoes daily, but just oven baked with a bit of butter and I find them filling and satisfying without triggering a food craving-I can’t stop-give me more episode.
If you overeat anything, you will gain weight (generally – see Billy Craig to prove that theory wrong).
I’m eating quite plain food at the moment which I think is helping to settle my appetite down.